SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE

THIRD TERM JSS THREE

English lesson note for Third Term JSS3

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WEEKS                     TOPIC

1                        Revision of 2nd Terms examination.

2                        Comprehension / vocabulary development (looking at some past Questions)

-        English structure, review of Nouns and Pronouns.

-        Composition Narrative Essay (Review)

-        Speech work: review of monophthongs.

3                        Comprehension / vocabulary development ( use of past Questions).

-        English structure: Review of Verbs and Adverbs.

-        Composition: Review of Descriptive Essays.

-        Speech work: Review of Diphthongs.

-        Literature-in English: Review of major / minor characters, theme, plot, tragic and comic elements etc.

4                        Comprehension / vocabulary development.

-        English structure: Review of Adjectives

-        Literature- in –English: Use of Past Questions.

5-10          Use Past Questions for all aspect of the revision.

11           EXAMINATION.

                                  WEEK TWO

REVISION

SPEECH WORK

TOPIC: THE VOWEL SOUNDS

In a phonetic definition, vowels are distinguished from consonants in terms of how they are articulated in the vocal tract and the associated patterns of acoustic energy.

When vowel sounds are produced, air escapes in a relatively unimpeded way through the mouth or nose. Such articulation involves only slight moments of the tongue and lips.

Vowels can, therefore, be defined as the sounds produced with neither a complete nor a narrowing of the vocal tract. Vowel sounds are produced when there is a free flow of air.

Vowel sounds can also be defined as the sound in which there is no obstruction to the flow of air as it passes from the larynx to the lips. Vowels are normally described with reference to four criteria:

a.    The part of the tongue that is raised front, back, centre or lip.

b.    The extent to which the tongue raises in the direction of the palate-high, mid or low. Alternatively, tongue height can be described as close, mid-close, mid-open and open.

c.     The position of the soft palate-raised for oral vowels and lowered for nasalized vowels.

d.    The kind of opening made at the lips-various degrees of rounding or spreading.

TYPES OF VOWEL SOUNDS

The vowels sounds of English can be classified into three

a.    Monophthongs or pure vowels

b.    Diphthongs or impure vowels

c.     Triphthongs

THE MONOPHTHONGS

A vowel is monophthongs or pure when only one sounds is involved. The monophthongs are twelve. However, they are further divided into two groups thus: the short and long vowels.

i.                   The Short Vowels: They are so called due to the brevity of the sounds the denote during speech process. They are as follows: /i/, /e/, /u/, /əe/, /ə/, /ɔ/, and /ʌ/. The seven short vowel sound can also be called lax vowels.

ii.                 The Fine Long Vowel: Which can also be called the tense vowels are fine. They include /i:, a:, ɔ:, u:, ɛ:/

THE TWELVE MONPHTHONGS

i.                   /I:/ - This is a long sound, produced by raising the front of the tongue towards the hard palate; the lips are spread to a neutral position, and the air is forced through. Examples are found in words like read, see, chief, key be etc.

ii.                 /i/ - This is a short form of vowel one. it is produced by raising the front of the tongue towards the hand palate. Especially the central position of the palate, and the middle part of the tongue is raised slightly higher than half closed position and the lips are somewhat spread. Examples; fit, little, hill, ship etc.

iii.               /e/ - The vowel is produced by raising the front of the tongue and the middle of the tongue to about half the distance between close and open, and the lips between being spread and neutral. Examples are in words like bet, egg, spread, pen, get, pet etc...

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